Our last day on the ship, and we already reached a high point with the culinary challenge and galley tour. Princess seems to do this on every cruise, and it's a fun presentation by the culinary staff of the ship. On one side is an actual chef who knows what he's doing and does it very well. On the other is a staff member acting as a clown, having fun and ruining a recipe for (usually) an appetizer, a main course, and a dessert. This presentation shouldn't be missed. Following this presentation, cruisers are encouraged to visit the galley and ask questions of the staff.
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But let's put first things first....
We were unable to do laundry last night. So, I knew that I had to wake up bright and early to get to the laundry room and not wait for a machine. Showering and dressing before 8 am is difficult for me (it'll be much worse tomorrow, on disembarkation day), but I made it to the laundry room by 8:05 - where 2 of the 5 washers were in use. I asked some people to watch my laundry bag as I walked down to guest services to get some tokens. On my return, I loaded up the washer and struck up a chat with 2 people from Canada. It was a good chat, and I stayed in the laundry room until the wash was done. And that's when RQS came in, saying we had to get some breakfast. I loaded the dryer, paid another token for a 60 minute run, and it was off to breakfast.
We didn't have time for a dining room breakfast, so off to the buffet we went. And again, I struck up a conversation with another out-of-towner wanting to see a baseball game. Again, I was an instruction manual for someone wanting to see a game in Flushing. Once the couple left, we decamped to the laundry room to await our dried clothes.
Once our clothes were dry, we dumped them off in our cabin, then went to the culinary challenge. There were no seats left, so we sat in the aisle's steps to watch the show. RQS enjoyed it (as I expected), and then we went to the galley tour. From there it was off to the gastropub for lunch.
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Lunch at the gastropub was pleasant. I chose their mushroom dish for an appetizer, as the other 2 menu choices were not appetizing to me. And then I had the signature burger - which was tasty, but over embellished with fried jalapeño peppers. This was the high point of the meal, as the pudding like dessert was marred by the popcorn embellishments.
And then, we packed for our return home....
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At 7, we went for our last specialty dinner of the trip. It was a good meal, Around 9, we put out our luggage for delivery to the pier. And then we went to see the comedian in the main theater. He was funny, but I left just before the show ended - I was ready to pass out, and I needed sleep.
